A5048117287- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Housing Market and Economics
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water resources management and optimization
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Marine and fisheries research
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
Pennsylvania State University
2016-2024
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
2016-2021
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2011-2012
Abstract Marginal land has received wide attention for its potential to produce bioenergy feedstocks while minimizing diversion of productive agricultural from food crop production. However, there been no consensus in the literature on how define or identify that is marginal crops and beneficial crops. Studies have used different definitions quantify amount such available; these largely based assumed biophysical thresholds soil quality productivity are unchanging over space time. We discuss...
We propose a theoretical framework characterizing (1) the attenuation of flood risks revealed by zone designation in insurance rate maps and (2) asymmetric impacts adding versus removing status on property values. apply spatial fixed effects models to empirically investigate test proposed theory. The results indicate that housing values decrease more than 11% when is assigned into zone. However, do not rebound removed. <i>(JEL Q51)</i>
As the largest consumer of petroleum and second highest producer greenhouse gas emissions, United States currently is a leading country in bioenergy production driven by series policies. One such public program that directly subsidizes biomass feedstock growers Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which recently received attention for stimulating development bioenergy. However, critiques were also raised, concerning possibility intensifying competition between forest products. This study,...
The challenge of managing protected areas to purvey benefits through visitor experiences has been a major subject research within the fields recreation and leisure. Driver others have advocated for approach leisure with relative success. However, this largely-social discounts role setting in purveying tradeoffs managers must make between ecological wellbeing. In an emerging body literature, use-values inherent are often referred as recreational ecosystem services. approach, outcomes analysed...
Perennial energy crops like switchgrass that are used for biofuel production have the potential to generate various water quality benefits such as reduced nitrogen runoff. Yet current expected returns not profitable enough these be widely adopted by U.S. farmers due relatively unstable yields, volatile revenues, and high costs of crop establishment. This study uses a dynamic economic model investigate uncertainties in yields production, comparison with those corn-soybeans Chesapeake Bay...
Abstract Background Prescribed burning is a beneficial fire management practice used by practitioners worldwide to meet multiple land objectives, including reduction of wildfire hazard, promotion biodiversity, and vegetation for wildlife human interests. Meeting these objectives can be difficult due the need institutional coordination, resource policy constraints, community support. We examined dynamics in United States’ mid-Atlantic region because prescribed use increasing broadening set...
Water-quality markets that allow point-nonpoint trades assume nonpoint best management practices (BMPs) achieve the targeted reductions as soon they are implemented. However, changes in water quality response to BMPs occur over time—from a few months decades. We simulate emission allocations using static and dynamic-optimization models determine whether simple allocation can produce results comparable economically environmentally complex multi-period designs for nitrogen emissions Chesapeake...
National Park Service (NPS) units have seen a significant increase in visitation recent years. From 2014 to 2016, Grand Teton (GTNP) experienced 17% recreational visits. Managing for increased use, driven partially by new and novel types of recreation activities, is growing issue concern the NPS. This study uses qualitative approach examine how emerging activity paired with visitor use GTNP’s popular String Leigh Lakes (SLL) area may lead outcome interference among park visitors. An influx...
Abstract This paper investigates the spatial heterogeneity of landowners’ willingness to supply three bioenergy crops: switchgrass, Miscanthus , and willow, in northeastern United States. Spatial might arise for several reasons. For example, landowners closer processing plants be more likely willing crops, who are crops may spatially clustered because they share similar land attributes, demographics, experiences, and/or values. Using high‐resolution GIS data related location pellet utilizing...
This paper examines how the economic loss from an aquatic species invasion of a freshwater lake is allocated between users itself (own-lake effect) and neighboring lakes that become invaded because new source invader (spillover effect). The empirical application concerns Eurasian watermilfoil in lake-rich landscape northern Wisconsin. Results suggest coordinated management across provides its highest value early years invasion, before high-value, high-traffic are invaded, drops quickly once...
Developing public trust in natural resource management agencies is crucial for effective governance and environmental management. However, a multidimensional, rather than monolithic, concept, the relative importance of different dimensions generating support has not been fully explored. In this study, we use ecology framework to examine role affinitive, dispositional, procedural, rational fisheries among recreational anglers Great Lakes region United States. We found that all positively...
We calculate there are 8.1% more houses in Allegheny County, PA (Pittsburgh) due to flood insurance subsidies. Conversely, if/when National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premiums rise by 50% equal expected damages, property values will decrease 8.8% the short-term, with about half of that recuperated long run (4.7%) as quality-adjusted housing stocks contract 7.5% over decades. This analysis informs community planning and current NFIP revisions strive balance solvency social consequences....
In the mid-Atlantic region, prescribed fire is as an important tool for natural resource managers to achieve a variety of outcomes, including management wildlife habitat and wildfire risk reduction. However, little research has been conducted in this region help inform about public perceptions acceptance fire. research, data from intercept surveys hunter non-hunters on lands New Jersey Pennsylvania are used compare perceived costs, benefits, ikelihood outcomes these groups related Results...